Zanda Romata

Senior Associate

Brussels

+32 2 626 0591

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Areas of Work

Chemicals & Environment, Government & Regulatory Litigation, Antitrust/Competition, EU and UK Competition

Languages

English

Latvian

Overview

Zanda Romata's practice focuses on EU regulatory compliance in the areas of chemicals and product regulation (such as REACH, Biocides, CLP, WEEE, and RoHS 2), as well as competition law in the EU and the UK. In the area of EU regulatory law, she assists clients with litigation before the European Court of Justice and the Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency, as well as general compliance, including product safety obligations and compliance with the CE marking regime. Zanda also advises on developments under the EU’s Green Deal, in particular the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability and other ESG related matters.

Beyond her regulatory work, Zanda advises on all aspects of EU and UK competition law, covering compliance counseling, mergers and acquisitions, cartel matters, abuse of dominance investigations, and supply chain distribution issues. Zanda also closely monitors developments and provides guidance on the assessment of industry cooperation agreements aimed at attaining sustainability objectives, ensuring compliance with EU and UK competition laws.

Solicitor, England & Wales
Solicitor, Ireland
Brussels Bar (E list)

Post Graduate Diploma, King's College London, Economics for Competition Law
LL.M., University of Warwick, International Economic Law
Bachelor's Degree, Oxford Brookes University, 2009, Law and Business

Areas of Work

Speaking Engagements

"Endocrine Disruptors Regulation from a Lawyer's Point of View", ChemAcademy 9th Annual Conference Endrocine Disruptors, Berlin, September 16-17, 2024
"Green claims and labelling of biocidal products", Enhesa Biocides Europe 2023, December 11.
"REACH Enforcement Projects" Lexxion seminar: Chemical Law outside EU, September 21 – 22, 2023.
"Legal Aspects in ED Regulation", ChemAcademy Food Endocrine Disruptors, September 11, 2023.
"Impact of Existing and Proposed Eco-Design Rules"; "Sustainable Agreements Under the New Horizontal Guidelines," Steptoe EU Chemicals & Sustainability Conference, June 19, 2023
"Safe and Sustainable by Design", Chemical Watch Food Contact Regulations Europe 2023, April 17-18, Brussels.
"Biocides in Food Production", ChemAcademy Food Contact Materials Regulation International Conference, February 6-7, 2023, online
"Chemicals Regulation in the UK – REACH, CLP and BPR", Die Akademie Fresenius GmbH Online Training, September 29, 2022
"Biocides in Food Production", ChemAcademy Food Contact Materials Regulation International Conference, February 7-8, 2022, Berlin
"Competition Law in Times of COVID-19 and Brexit" FECC Webinar, July 1, 20209th Annual Conference Endrocine Disruptors